Ligue 1: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 29 match between Lens and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

League-leaders Paris Saint-Germain have a tough journey ahead this coming Wednesday, when facing Lens, who aim to close the current gap between them in the Ligue 1 standings. With the advantage of playing at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, the home side should be extremely motivated.

Paris Saint-Germain have taken the lead in the Ligue 1 after collecting 73 points from their initial 32 encounters. Lens trail them by 67 points after 32 rounds, leaving them as number 2 in the table.

Form: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain

Lens Form

Lens currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 3-3 against Brest. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Nice in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Nantes in a 1-0 encounter. Lens showed little mercy in their past six matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 17 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Paris Saint-Germain Form

In their last three matches, Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 with Lorient, 1-1 with Bayern Munich and beat Brest by 1-0. Paris Saint-Germain picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Ligue 1, while scoring 12 and conceding four goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

Betting facts for Lens and Paris Saint-Germain

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lens and Paris Saint-Germain. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Florian Thauvin, who is performing well for Lens. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Paris Saint-Germain.The visitors will be looking to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to find the net once again, after managing three Ligue 1 goals for Paris Saint-Germain in recent matches.

Betting markets: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain

Full-time result

Lens claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Stade Bollaert-Delelis across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Paris Saint-Germain won eight of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost one. Paris Saint-Germain have not lost to Lens in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Lens scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Paris Saint-Germain scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Paris Saint-Germain have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Lens managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Lens when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Lens saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Paris Saint-Germain, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Paris Saint-Germain scored at least one goal in their last 18 matches.